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Voice of the People, May. 05
Business competition Gov. Rick Perry comes up here from Texas to poach Illinois-based businesses. Tribune reporter Phil Rosenthal's article is titled "Perry's kick to the gut" because Perry has the audacity to try and promote competition in the...Tags: Government, U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, Crimes, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lawmakers squabble over Margaret Thatcher
Capitol IdeasYo! When the Pennsylvania legislature is in session, numerous “NONCONTROVERSIAL” resolutions usually sail through the House. These are commemorative items all lawmakers, regardless of party, can agree on. They deal with naming bridges after... -
L.A. teachers vote 'no confidence' in Supt. Deasy
Los Angeles teachers overwhelmingly expressed "no confidence" in L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy in the first vote of its kind in the nation's second-largest school system. In the weeklong referendum that ended Wednesday, 91% of the participating teachers...
Tags: Elections, School Examinations, Unions, Voting, Academic Progress
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A look at the history of the Blue Ridge Marathon
WDBJ7 ReporterThe Blue Ridge Marathon started with a simple idea. “I thought that any city worth its salt needs a marathon,” race organizer John Carlin said. The opening was tied to the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway. “A great, great...Tags: Bob Goodlatte, Sports, Running, Road Running, U.S. Congress
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US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi defends health care law during speech in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is defending passage of the federal health care overhaul while on a visit to Arkansas. Pelosi spoke in Little Rock Thursday at an event organized by the University of Arkansas...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Nancy Pelosi, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Vicente Fox to Congress: Rethink that wall
Throughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating an important bilateral agreement on immigration policies and programs. We optimistically pieced together an innovative framework, and were close to reaching our goals, when the...
Tags: Mexico, Globalization, Science and Technology, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Amending Constitution no quick fix
Steven Schaaf (Voice, April 10) thinks that an amendment about gun registration if passed in Congress is a "slam dunk." Sorry, not so. Or was he being sarcastic? Congress can only propose amendments to our Constitution, and only if two-thirds of both...Tags: Government, Lobbying, Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Dan Coats
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John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger talk immigration reform at USC
Comprehensive immigration reform will pass the House of Representatives if reluctant Republicans are convinced that it is a matter of political survival, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said at USC on Tuesday. In conversations with other lawmakers, McCain...
Tags: Government, Elections, AEG, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Editorial: Time is indeed money
A bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives would give private-sector employees an option previously only available to public-sector workers: the ability to take compensatory time instead of overtime. Allowing 21st-century workers the option to...Tags: Government, Employees, Business, Civil and Public Service, Employment
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Schwarzenegger lends muscle to immigration discussion
Arnold Schwarzenegger uses his own improbable rise from bodybuilder to action hero to California governor as an argument for immigration reform. As a teenager in his native Austria, Schwarzenegger saw the United States as the only place he could achieve...Tags: Government, Elections, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Severna Park, Elections, Business, E-Commerce Industry, eBay Inc.
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